# Seeds of discontent: Argentina's farmers turn cool on their man Macri

> Argentine farmers are turning against President Macri over revived export taxes and high costs, after he agreed to restart export taxes as part of an IMF lifeline. The article describes the political friction rather than a new policy change.

- Date: 2019-04-22 · published 2019-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59435-seeds-of-discontent-argentina-s-farmers-turn-cool-on-their-man-macri
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Export taxes can encourage farmers to hold or slow sales of grain and soybeans, which tightens near-term export availability and supports world prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-04-14 | [Argentina farmers focus on harvest over sales despite currency boost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13864-argentina-farmers-focus-on-harvest-over-sales-despite-currency-boost.md) | -1.3% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-08-07 | [For Argentine farmers, Milei's free-market reforms fall short](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13842-for-argentine-farmers-milei-s-free-market-reforms-fall-short.md) | +6.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2019-10-28 | [In Argentina grains belt, farmers ready to 'unsaddle' as Peronists return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56409-in-argentina-grains-belt-farmers-ready-to-unsaddle-as-peronists-return.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2023-04-05 | [Argentina unveils third 'soybean dollar' program to boost farmer sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13974-argentina-unveils-third-soybean-dollar-program-to-boost-farmer-sales.md) | -0.9% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-15 | [Were southern soybean farmers at top of mind in the design of recent USDA tariff and disaster relief programs?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57597-were-southern-soybean-farmers-at-top-of-mind-in-the-design-of-recent-usda.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2017-09-28 | [Argentina's Macri forces dock workers to agree to competitive bidding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68945-argentina-s-macri-forces-dock-workers-to-agree-to-competitive-bidding.md) | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-14 | [Argentina farmers focus on harvest over sales despite currency boost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13864-argentina-farmers-focus-on-harvest-over-sales-despite-currency-boost.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2025-08-07 | [For Argentine farmers, Milei's free-market reforms fall short](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13842-for-argentine-farmers-milei-s-free-market-reforms-fall-short.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-election-farmers/seeds-of-discontent-argentinas-farmers-turn-cool-on-their-man-macri-idUSKCN1RY0MA/?feedName=worldNews&feedType=RSS

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